@chessunddrang.bsky.social
When playing through a master game “Guess The Move”-style, do you check the annotations as you go or wait until you’ve finished the game? Anyone feel strongly about one way or the other being more beneficial? #chesspunks #chess
June 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
When playing through a master game “Guess The Move”-style, do you check the annotations as you go or wait until you’ve finished the game? Anyone feel strongly about one way or the other being more beneficial? #chesspunks #chess
Pretty basic, but I usually screw this stuff up so I’m sharing a win. Black to mate in 5. #chesspunks
March 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Pretty basic, but I usually screw this stuff up so I’m sharing a win. Black to mate in 5. #chesspunks
If anyone is looking for something new to try against the Caro-Kann, I can vouch for the Goldman Variation, especially at lower levels, though it scores just fine at more advanced levels and StockFish 17 calls it dead even (0.0) at depth 50 after 3 Qf3. (1/2)
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February 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If anyone is looking for something new to try against the Caro-Kann, I can vouch for the Goldman Variation, especially at lower levels, though it scores just fine at more advanced levels and StockFish 17 calls it dead even (0.0) at depth 50 after 3 Qf3. (1/2)
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Going through a game a day from Zenon Franco's excellent "Learn from Sammy Reshevsky". Enjoyed the quick turnabout of this counterattack vs. Salo Landau, 1937
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February 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Going through a game a day from Zenon Franco's excellent "Learn from Sammy Reshevsky". Enjoyed the quick turnabout of this counterattack vs. Salo Landau, 1937
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Was low on time and took the draw here, but there was a way to break through as white shuffles his king back and forth between h7 and h8 that I though made for a fun and instructive little puzzle. Black to play. #chesspunks
February 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Was low on time and took the draw here, but there was a way to break through as white shuffles his king back and forth between h7 and h8 that I though made for a fun and instructive little puzzle. Black to play. #chesspunks
Played some 10+5 games for the first time tonight. Was it just a small sample thing, or is the 10+5 pool significantly weaker than 15+10? #chesspunks
January 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Played some 10+5 games for the first time tonight. Was it just a small sample thing, or is the 10+5 pool significantly weaker than 15+10? #chesspunks
@drscull.bsky.social
You mentioned on the podcast your favorite strategy book, Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy being in old notation. An updated version came out on Forward Chess just a week or two ago.
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You mentioned on the podcast your favorite strategy book, Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy being in old notation. An updated version came out on Forward Chess just a week or two ago.
forwardchess.com/product/mode...
Modern Chess Strategy
Modern Chess Strategy by Luděk Pachman
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January 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
@drscull.bsky.social
You mentioned on the podcast your favorite strategy book, Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy being in old notation. An updated version came out on Forward Chess just a week or two ago.
forwardchess.com/product/mode...
You mentioned on the podcast your favorite strategy book, Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy being in old notation. An updated version came out on Forward Chess just a week or two ago.
forwardchess.com/product/mode...
After 4 months of scatter-shot study, I’m looking forward to taking a more practical, improvement-focused approach to start the year. Play a 15+10 each day, analyze it, study/solve/spar based on game, repeat. Tactics and the occasional master game to fill in the gaps. #chesspunks
December 30, 2024 at 10:23 PM
After 4 months of scatter-shot study, I’m looking forward to taking a more practical, improvement-focused approach to start the year. Play a 15+10 each day, analyze it, study/solve/spar based on game, repeat. Tactics and the occasional master game to fill in the gaps. #chesspunks
Not sure I like getting these End of Year Review things from chess websites. I suppose it’s supposed to be marketing or whatever, but it feels more like an intervention. #chesspunks
December 17, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Not sure I like getting these End of Year Review things from chess websites. I suppose it’s supposed to be marketing or whatever, but it feels more like an intervention. #chesspunks
Was looking through some of @chessable.com’s “Tactics You Missed” from my first couple months of playing. I might have had some board vision issues. #chesspunks
December 15, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Was looking through some of @chessable.com’s “Tactics You Missed” from my first couple months of playing. I might have had some board vision issues. #chesspunks
I’m good at chess now. Someone tell my low rated opponents to stop beating me. #chesspunks
December 7, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I’m good at chess now. Someone tell my low rated opponents to stop beating me. #chesspunks
Didn’t realize your opponent could run out of time and still make a draw. #chesspunks
December 6, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Didn’t realize your opponent could run out of time and still make a draw. #chesspunks
What’s the most idiot-friendly chess clock when it comes to setting custom time controls? #chesspunks
November 28, 2024 at 4:50 PM
What’s the most idiot-friendly chess clock when it comes to setting custom time controls? #chesspunks
I went to sleep after Ding’s long think in the opening and was just hoping to wake up to a draw. Looks like we’ve got a fight. #chesspunks
November 25, 2024 at 6:27 PM
I went to sleep after Ding’s long think in the opening and was just hoping to wake up to a draw. Looks like we’ve got a fight. #chesspunks
Stalemate seems like the kind of rule my older brother would invent when I finally beat him at something. “You took all my pieces and completely immobilized me. That’s a draw.” #chesspunks
November 24, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Stalemate seems like the kind of rule my older brother would invent when I finally beat him at something. “You took all my pieces and completely immobilized me. That’s a draw.” #chesspunks
The past couple weeks the universe has been trying to tell me to study Rubinstein. Maybe if I start a thread of games I look at, I’ll remember something. Here, he patiently maneuvers his queen to the queenside. I probably would’ve randomly pushed a pawn #chesspunks www.chessgames.com/perl/chessga...
November 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM
The past couple weeks the universe has been trying to tell me to study Rubinstein. Maybe if I start a thread of games I look at, I’ll remember something. Here, he patiently maneuvers his queen to the queenside. I probably would’ve randomly pushed a pawn #chesspunks www.chessgames.com/perl/chessga...
Looking to take advantage of 25% off at Forward Chess w/ 11 ebooks in my cart. Which will I regret more, buying all these books and not reading them or not buying more to not read while they’re on sale? #chesspunks
November 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Looking to take advantage of 25% off at Forward Chess w/ 11 ebooks in my cart. Which will I regret more, buying all these books and not reading them or not buying more to not read while they’re on sale? #chesspunks
I’m banning myself from blitz. There’s more enjoyable ways to not get better at chess and hate myself in the morning. #chesspunks
November 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
I’m banning myself from blitz. There’s more enjoyable ways to not get better at chess and hate myself in the morning. #chesspunks
Listening to a 2017 Perpetual Chess interview with John Bartholomew. As someone who only knows a post Covid, hyper-online chess landscape, it’s funny to hear John and Ben talk about how cool it would be for a top player to stream titled Tuesday or have a YouTube channel. #chesspunks
November 13, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Listening to a 2017 Perpetual Chess interview with John Bartholomew. As someone who only knows a post Covid, hyper-online chess landscape, it’s funny to hear John and Ben talk about how cool it would be for a top player to stream titled Tuesday or have a YouTube channel. #chesspunks
New Strategy: Blunder everything, Mate. #chesspunks
November 4, 2024 at 12:27 AM
New Strategy: Blunder everything, Mate. #chesspunks
Chess annotation humor is becoming one of my favorite things. #chesspunks
October 24, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Chess annotation humor is becoming one of my favorite things. #chesspunks
Celebrated my 2 year anniversary of playing chess by crossing 1300 Rapid and 1000 total Elo gained. #chesspunks
October 22, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Celebrated my 2 year anniversary of playing chess by crossing 1300 Rapid and 1000 total Elo gained. #chesspunks
Ah, now I’m starting to understand why people want to avoid the Berlin Endgame. #chesspunks
October 22, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Ah, now I’m starting to understand why people want to avoid the Berlin Endgame. #chesspunks
Since the main reason not to switch over here is the disparity in content quantity, I'm going to try to be the change I want to see in the world, by being more active in posting pointless chess stuff. I apologize ahead of time for none of it being interesting, funny, or educational. #chesspunks
October 21, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Since the main reason not to switch over here is the disparity in content quantity, I'm going to try to be the change I want to see in the world, by being more active in posting pointless chess stuff. I apologize ahead of time for none of it being interesting, funny, or educational. #chesspunks